Dr.ir. G.M.H. Meesters

Biography

• Born    18-01-1962
• MSc      25-6-1987
• PhD      9-6-1992
• Job at Gist brocades Delft      15-02-1992
• Job at Genencor International      06-1995
• Part time assistant professor at Delft University of Technology, Particle Technology  07-1997
• Job at Gist brocades 01-01-1997
• Job at DSM Food Specialties 07-1998
  

Research interests

• Particle technology
• Particle strength
• Coating
• granulation

Teaching activities

• Particle size analysis
• Powders and granules
• Product and process design

Key publications

• Handbook of Powder Technology, Volume 11, Granulation,  ed A.D. Salman et al, Chapter 12, Agglomeration of Enzymes, Micro-organisms and Flavours, Elsevier, Amsterdam 2007 ISBN 978-0-444-51871-2
• Handbook of Powder Technology, Volume 12, Particle Breakage, Ed. A.D. Salman et al, Chapter 21; Particle strength in an industrial environment, Elsevier, Amsterdam 2007, ISBN 978-0-44-53080-6
• Editor of Teaching book on particle technology for undergraduate and graduate students. In preparation
• Encapsulation Technologies for Food Ingredients and Food Processing; Ed. K.J. Zuidam, Chapter 9: Encapsulation of Enzymes and Peptides. Springer. jan 2010
• Meesters G.M.H., Vercoulen P.H.W., Marijnissen J.C.M., Scarlett B., Generation of micron sized droplets from the Taylor cone, J.Aerosol Sci. 23(1), (1992), 37
• Spicer P.T., Pratsinis, S.E., Trennepohl M.D., Meesters G.M.H., Coagulation and fragmentation: The variation of shear rate and the time lag for attainment of steady state, Industrial & Eng. Chem Res. 35,(1996),3074-3080
• Hoornaert F., Wauters, P.A.L., Meesters G.M.H., Pratsinis, S., Scarlett B., Agglomeration behaviour of powders in a Lödige Mixer Granulator, Powder Technol 96(2) (1998), 116-128                        
• D. Verkoeijen, G.A. Pouw, G.M.H. Meesters, B. Scarlett, Population balances for particulate processes- a volume approach,  Chem. Eng. Sci., 2002, 57(12), 2287-2302
• P.A.L. Wauters, L. X. Liu, J. D. Litster, G.M.H. Meesters, B. Scarlett, A population balance model for a high shear granulator, Chem. Eng. Comm. 2003, 190 (10), 1309
• W.J. Beekman, G.M.H. Meesters, T. Becker, A. Gaertner, M. Gebert, B. Scarlett, Failure mechanism determination for industrial granules using a repeated compression test, Powder Technology 2003, 130 (1-3), 367-376
• G. Perfetti ^1*, T. Aubert ¹, W.J. Wildeboer ³, G.M.H. Meesters ^1,3
  Influence of storage and application conditions on morphological and mechanical properties of polymer-coated particles: characterization and modelling. Accepted by Journal: Powder Technology 2010
• S.L.A. Hennart^1,2, V. Drouet³, I. Köllmann², W.J. Wildeboer¹, P. van Hee¹ and G.M.H. Meesters^1,2
  Modelling of submicron milling process limited by agglomeration,.Accepted by Powder Technology, jan. 2010

Secondary employment

None